The M. R. James BBC Radio Collection
Dramatisations and readings of his classic ghost stories
Published on 5. March 2020
Audio
CD-Audio
978-1-5291-2632-7 (ISBN)
Description
Spine-tingling stories by M. R. James, plus a chilling original drama and two bonus programmes about his life and work
M. R. James was the master of the uncanny. His classic supernatural stories have haunted readers for over a century, and been adapted countless times for radio, TV and film.
This collection features dramatisations of twelve of his most popular stories - The Mezzotint; Casting the Runes; The Stalls of Barchester Cathedral; A Warning to the Curious; Rats; Oh, Whistle, and I'll Come To You, My Lad; The Tractate Middoth; Lost Hearts; The Rose Garden; Number 13; Martin's Close and Count Magnus. Among the star-studded casts are Mark Gatiss, Derek Jacobi, James D'Arcy, Anton Lesser, Julian Rhind-Tutt and Donald Wolfit.
Also included are a trio of readings by Benjamin Whitrow: Canon Alberic's Scrapbook; A School Story and The Haunted Dolls' House.
Neil Brand's disturbing drama The Haunting of M. R. James, starring Mark Gatiss and Fenella Woolgar, sees horrific events from James's own stories echoed in reality.
The life of M. R. James is discussed by Muriel Gray and Christopher Frayling in an episode of biography series Great Lives, presented by Humphrey Carpenter. Finally, in a fascinating documentary - The Ghosts of M.R. James - Michell Raper examines the author's life and work, with readings from several of his stories.
M. R. James was the master of the uncanny. His classic supernatural stories have haunted readers for over a century, and been adapted countless times for radio, TV and film.
This collection features dramatisations of twelve of his most popular stories - The Mezzotint; Casting the Runes; The Stalls of Barchester Cathedral; A Warning to the Curious; Rats; Oh, Whistle, and I'll Come To You, My Lad; The Tractate Middoth; Lost Hearts; The Rose Garden; Number 13; Martin's Close and Count Magnus. Among the star-studded casts are Mark Gatiss, Derek Jacobi, James D'Arcy, Anton Lesser, Julian Rhind-Tutt and Donald Wolfit.
Also included are a trio of readings by Benjamin Whitrow: Canon Alberic's Scrapbook; A School Story and The Haunted Dolls' House.
Neil Brand's disturbing drama The Haunting of M. R. James, starring Mark Gatiss and Fenella Woolgar, sees horrific events from James's own stories echoed in reality.
The life of M. R. James is discussed by Muriel Gray and Christopher Frayling in an episode of biography series Great Lives, presented by Humphrey Carpenter. Finally, in a fascinating documentary - The Ghosts of M.R. James - Michell Raper examines the author's life and work, with readings from several of his stories.
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Edition
Unabridged edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
BBC Audio, A Division Of Random House
Edition type
Unabridged edition
Product notice
Audio CD
Dimensions
Height: 140 mm
Width: 138 mm
Thickness: 14 mm
Duration
Dauer: 360 min
Weight
158 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-5291-2632-7 (9781529126327)
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M. R. James was the master of the uncanny. His classic supernatural stories have haunted readers for over a century, and been adapted countless times for radio, TV and film.